Course Description

This self-paced online course will provide you with a review of the grammar and writing skills necessary when taking any high school or college test, or with your everyday work-related writing and correspondence.

Divided up into 15 easy-to-understand lessons, this grammar course concentrates on usage, the mechanics of a sentence, spelling, and a general review of grammatical problem areas. Each lesson focuses on frequent errors, gives examples, suggests strategies, and offers further study guides.

This course is ideal for all types of students who want to get an edge on taking a high school, college, or a job related English exam and anyone wishing to update and improve their grammar skills.

If you're looking for a quick and efficient review of basic grammar skills, ABCs of English Grammar will meet your needs. This online class is not only for students prepping for high school and college English exams, but anyone who feels their grammar skills are not up to par. Divided into easy-to-understand lessons, this grammar course concentrates on usage, the mechanics of a sentence, spelling, and a general review of grammatical problem areas. Each lesson focuses on frequent errors, gives examples, suggests strategies, and offers further study guides.

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Course Lessons

Introduction to Grammar 101

This first lesson will provide an overview and set a guide for this course.

Subject and Predicate

The definitions and examples of a subject and predicate.

Nouns and Pronouns

This lesson defines nouns and the different forms of pronouns.

Verb Tenses

This lesson discusses the three main tenses of verbs and their sub-categories.

Common Irregular Verbs

Common Irregular Verbs

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives and Adverbs

The Phrase

The Phrase

The Clause

The clause is a more complete group of words than a phrase.

Review the Mechanics of a Sentence

This lesson will define and provide examples of errors that form various sentence forms (such as a run-on sentence). This lesson will also provide a review of punctuation rules, capitalization rules, and the role of modifiers.

The Role of Modifiers

Here we discuss how sentence meaning can be misconstrued with simple word misplacement and how to fix it.

Introduction to Capitalization

This lesson is a basic introduction for capitalization.

Introduction to Punctuation

This lesson is an introduction to basic punctuation.

Review of Spelling

This lesson will provide a guide of frequently misspelled words as well as a spelling guide strategy list.

Review of Diction

This lesson will discuss the powerful role of words in a sentence and the frequent errors that tend to occur.

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